Forty years. Generations of makers. One landmark celebration of everything Negros — back at SM Some fairs are worth visiting for the shopping. Others for the food. BÚTLAK: The 40th Negros Trade Fair gives you 40 years of reasons to come. From September 22 to 27, 2026, the country’s longest-running provincial trade fair returns to […]
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) is marking its second year of operations in Central Negros with improvements in power distribution and a renewed commitment to the communities it serves. As the company enters its third year, Primelectric Holdings Inc. President and CEO Roel Z. Castro highlighted the progress achieved since Negros Power began […]
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) is strengthening its support for local agriculture by providing livelihood assistance to farmers in Bacolod City through its Roots of Hope: Farmers’ Livelihood Support Program.
The officers of the newly formed Bacolod SMILCE were formally inducted during the Bacolod MICE Summit 2026, marking the beginning of a new private-sector initiative aimed at strengthening Bacolod’s position as a preferred destination for Sports, Meetings, Incentives, Leisure, Conventions, and Exhibitions.
Negros Occidental has provided ₱2 million in humanitarian assistance to communities in Sarangani Province affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck in June 2026, reinforcing interprovincial cooperation in times of disaster. The assistance was discussed during a visit by representatives from Sarangani to Negros Occidental, where they were received by Acting Governor and Vice […]
Customers of Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) will see a modest increase in electricity rates this August 2026, with the average residential rate reaching ₱14.2787 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This is ₱0.1500/kWh higher than the ₱14.1287/kWh residential rate recorded in July. The adjustment comes despite a decline in generation charges, as higher transmission and […]